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I am hoping to find Native American constellation charts (the sort that could complement the traditional Greek constellation charts). We've been looking on...
Andrea Schweitzer
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May 7, 2007 4:47 am
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Hi Andrea, Check this site for the Navajo cosmology: http://www.sharingtheskies.com/ (It might not load the first time, but it will load eventually.) The...
Jessie Antonellis
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May 7, 2007 5:16 am
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Hello All, Some of you may be interested in this short course being offered at MIT this summer. Relativity, Gravity, and Cosmology [8.06s] July 9-12, 2007 ...
... Jessie and Connie, Thank you very much for suggesting these books! At the Little Thompson Observatory in northern Colorado, we currently have a "star wall"...
Andrea Schweitzer
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May 7, 2007 3:30 pm
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The two books I use for reference are: "Living the Sky: The Cosmos of the American Indian" by Ray Williamson, University of Oklahoma Press, 1984: This is a...
Not that you wouldn't have already thought of this, but I'll mention it just in case: if you do end up using something like the Navajo cosmology from Sharing ...
Jessie Antonellis
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May 7, 2007 4:28 pm
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Hi, Andrea, I do remember someone telling me about the book, how nice it was and that it had some constellation maps in it from Native American cultures. But I...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Please recruit several students to play an online game about lunar geology! Estimated time: 1/2 hour (You hand out permission slips for their...
There are no really good charts. These are people who originally had no written language or paper such as Europeans are used to. The rich knowlege was mostly...
I am writing to let you know about two education events that will be held in advance of the American Astronomical Society's upcoming conference in Honolulu, HI...
Dear Members of the Astronomy, Space Science, and Astrobiology Community, Tthe NASA Center for Astronomy Education (CAE) would like to encourage you, other...
Gina Brissenden
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May 10, 2007 8:26 pm
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also try ethnoastronomy- americn indian...
Alyce_Ikeoka/LANAKILA...
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May 14, 2007 5:47 pm
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Hi, for native american constellations charts, try the OLD issues of ODESSY0 (children's magazine) arund '89-and more- haven't the exact info now, but hope to...
Alyce_Ikeoka/LANAKILA...
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"Living in the Microbial World" an intensive hands-on workshop for middle and high school teachers Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, August 6 - 13,...
I'm a senior in high school, and as part of my Girl Scout Gold Award (equivalent of Boy Scout Eagle), I'm trying to start an after school space ed. program for...
I was asked to share some further details about my situation, so-- I am setting this up on the north side of Chicago, IL. We have many museums, including the...
There is a NASA Afterschool curriculum that was developed recently that would be a good match for your needs. There are three, easy to implement programs in...
Rachel Connolly
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Caitlin: First of all, congratulations for having the courage and determination to do this. Someone in the group already mentioned the Family ASTRO project at...
From: "eric jackson" <jacksone.j@...> Hello Caitlin, This email may be a surprise to you coming from New Zealand. I get the ASP/AAE AstroEd_News and...
Thank you very much! I hadn't seen these packets before-- they look great. If you wouldn't mind sending me Ms. Walker's contact info., that would be...
Hi, Caitlin, You've received some really great recommendations; I'd just like to add some additional thoughts and resources. We have a space science program...
Good luck in your quest. You are getting many excellent replies from many of the most well-known astronomy educators in the country. You should know they are...